Israel’s intelligence and international relations minister says he expects few changes despite the election Friday of a reportedly “moderate” Iranian president.

Minister Yuval Steinitz told Army Radio in a broadcast interview Sunday morning, “the results are a credit to the Iranian people, but the question is whether the Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei -- who actually manages the foreign affairs, national security and Iran’s nuclear program – change the country’s path and behavior?

“I doubt it,” Steinitz went on to say. “But if it changes, it will only be in response to increased pressure.”

On Saturday night, Foreign Ministry spokesman Yigal Palmor urged world leaders, “Even after the election, judge Iran by its actions on the nuclear front and its sponsorship of terrorism worldwide.”